Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Djibouti on Tuesday, October 16, 1979 at 20:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Djibouti (Djibouti - DJ), about 70.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.786 and latitude 11.659.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.0 km
Coordinates	11.659, 43.786
UTC time	1979-10-16 20:54:46.100

Location	Djibouti
Country	Djibouti (DJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Djibouti	70.3 km
Ali Sabih	129.8 km
Dikhil	166.4 km
Aden	184.6 km
Berbera	190.9 km
Ruqi	191.7 km
Boorama	202.8 km
Taiz	215.3 km
Gebiley	218.8 km
Hargeisa	235.6 km
Ārabī	235.9 km
Dhī as Sufāl	244.8 km

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